Huge thanks to Melime14! Thank you SO much for the review. Well, I don't go to bed until a while, and since I have nothing to do, I'm gonna make another chapter, and its gonna be longer. Maybe. Thanks again!
The moment seemed perfect: She got her best friend back. She felt like she could fly. In fact, her head felt like it was in the clouds. But his voice pulled her back.
"So how long are we gonna hug?" He asked, laughing while he said it.
So Lucy pulled back, just staring at his face while he did the same. In fact, he put both of his large hands on the sides of her face, and pulled it closer. He just stared into her eyes, while his dark orbs were full of love. Wait…..love? Lucy thought, pulling away while laughing.
"Do you wanna sit down somewhere and talk?" She asked, leaving from behind the counter. He got up, nodded, and followed her to the private V.I.P. booths. They were dark, only lit by a single black light.
"God, Luce, you look great!" He said, laughing a bit while she blushed.
"I think I could say the same, Natsu." It was true. He wore black dress pants, and a black button up dress shirt with a red tie. But he didn't have his white-scaled scarf, which she found odd.
"So how's everyone else?" He asked, always curious, with his head tilting to the side.
"Same old, same old. Gray doesn't get into much fights anymore, though. And mostly everyone is dating: Gajeel and Levy, Gray and Juvia, Erza and Jellal, and a couple others." Lucy said, smiling a bit.
"About time." He said, smirking.
"How many girls have you slept with?" Lucy asked, slyly, even smirking a little.
Natsu drew back, even blushed a little. "N-none! What makes you think I ever did?!" He asked, seeming to make a point. Lucy just laughed. God, it just felt so good to laugh. It was always easy to laugh whenever she was with Natsu.
"Oh, because mostly all famous gangsters are either players, or badboys (are they the same thing? Oh well, on with the story.) which are bad either way. Oh, and can't forget: You are the number one most dangerous guy, and badboy!" She said, giggling a little at Natsu's expression.
"You hypocrite! Sure, but...Yeah, those are true. But I swear, I haven't slept with any girls. At least, not yet." He said, showing Lucy a seductive smirk, which she just giggled at.
"Sure, maybe, if we ever dated." She said, sending one back in return.
They laughed, then got talking about Lucy's mom. Lucy, of course, spilled. She told him everything: How they couldn't pay any hospital bills, how she was almost practically dead, and they couldn't even put her in a hospital. Natsu held her while she cried and told her everything was going to be ok, he'll make it right. But as soon as he said that:
"No way, mister. I am not accepting your money." Lucy said, stearn. But Natsu just laughed.
"Stubborn as ever. But sorry, Luce," he said, while pulling out a fancy phone, "I'm just not going to let you mom die." He said, serious. She started to protest, but stopped when Natsu put his hand over her mouth while talking into the phone with the other. He talked quietly, and they talked for about five minutes. Lucy waited for him to take his hand off her mouth. When he did, everything was quite. Lucy was the one to break the silence.
"What's is like?" She asked in a hushed, almost embarrassed tone.
But Natsu understood.
"Well, to put it in a nutshell," he said while wrapping his left arm around her tiny frame, "your basically the king to everyone." He said while smirking. "You have a lot of money, houses, guns, fancy cars, and a ton of body guards. You go to a lot of meetings, and if something doesn't go right…" his eyes narrowed. Lucy could just imagine it: People dying, gun shots filling the air, blood like rain puddles. Suddenly, a scary thought went into her mind.
"When are you leaving?" she asked, fear slipping into her voice. Natsu stiffened, and was quiet for a while before answering.
"Soon." he said, quietly, knowing it would set her off. And he was right.
"When!? Oh god, don't leave me again! Do you know how hard it was last time?!" She said, looking at him with panicked eyes. He just sighed, and hushed her.
"Luce, I'll be back before you know it. I'll even call you, ok?" She was hyperventilating. Natsu softened. How can she care so much about me? He thought. It should be the other way around. He took the sides of her delicate face with her hands.
"Luce. Look at me. I'm here. I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere." He was so desperate not to make her cry, he said just about anything. She calmed down a little, but not enough.
"Why can't I go with you?" she asked, clutching to his shirt. His mind began calculating bad situations she would be in. He hated the thought of losing her of her being hurt.
"Because you would get hurt." He said, teeth grinding.
"I don't care!" She suddenly yelled. Natsu looked at her in surprise.
"I don't care if I lose an arm or eye! As long as I'm with you nothing matters anymore." She said, now crying. Natsu's eyes softened, and brought her face closer.
"Lucy Heartfilia. You are the most precious thing to me in the world. My stars at night, my sun in the sky, and my gold next to silver. If anything happened to you, I don't know what I would do. I can't bear the thought of it. The life in a mafia is too dangerous." He said, his voice like velvet. Lucy calmed down now.
"I don't care. I'm coming with you. Have guards follow me! I don't care! Have cameras follow my every move! I don't care! Natsu Dragneel, I love you and don't want to spend another moment without you." Lucy said, then kissed him. It was a short, no tongue kiss. But to them: It spoke a thousand words. When they pulled apart it was quite. But in a good way.
"Do you understand that the guards and especially me will get very overprotective?"
Natsu asked, voice quiet, eyes burning holes into hers with seriousness. But Lucy didn't care. She jumped up with excitement.
"Yes! Yes! I don't care!" She said, hugging him and kissing him on the lips. He laughed, and said "Well, Luce? Wanna go visit your mom in the hospital to bring her news?" He asked, almost sheepish. But Lucy exploded. "NATSU DRAGNEEL! I TOLD YOU I DON'T WANT YOUR GODDAMNED MONEY!"
Andddd another chapter! Yay! Ok now, I think I'm gonna pass out now from exhaustion. Oh well! This one was for Melime 14! Leave a lovely review, and c u guys 2 morrow!
-TealEyes